YEAH BABY!!! TOURNAMENT TIME!!!
...Emily #11 Dosveedanya Red 93, chases down the ball against an Idaho team...Her team dominated the 93 tournament bracket on the way to winning the Starfire Spring Classic! The Pulse! No. #40
COVER STORY & LATEST HEADLINES:Tournament Time Baby!!!Here is a few shout outs to the Champions (some of them) that won this past weekend at the Starfire Spring Classic and the Skagit Valley Tulip Tournament!
If you don't see a pix of your team here that won or an article, then you must of not sent one in 
Starfire Champs:GIRLS U13 
2008 Tournament Results-EFC G95 Red
Event Date Opponent Score Photos
Starfire-Bracket 4/25/2008 ECFC-95 White W 3-0 Photos
Starfire-Bracket 4/26/2008 Les Bois SA Douglass W 6-0 Photos
Starfire-Bracket 4/27/2008 FC Alliance 95 Gold W 2-0 Photos
Starfire-Semifinal 4/27/2008 Crossfire-95 Black W 4-1 Photos
Starfire-Final 4/27/2008 Crossfire-Thomas W 2-1 Photos These were our scores from the weekend. The Final featured EFC and Crossfire Thomas in a re-match of the U11state championship and oddly the game this weekend ended somewhat similarly to the Championship game however this time EFC came out on top. The game started with both teams battleing back and forth to win the ball. At the 10 minute mark a nice cross comes from the right side of the attack, center hits a nice one touch volley to finish and Eastside goes up 1-0. At the half 1-0, second half starts and Crossfire is putting on the gas, Bianca playing forward get a breakaway hits a beautiful shot from around the 18 and score tied 1-1. Crossfire continues to press but EFC defence holds strong and regulation ends tied 1-1. Off to golden goal OT,5 minutes in Eastside forward gets fouled 20 yards out, left side, EFC awarded a free kick, #29 hit a beauty into top right corner GOLDEN GOAL!!!
Pictures of the final can be seen at http://www.hwyimages.com/2008_04_27Starfire%20Spring%20Classic-Finals/index.html and there is a great sequence of the winning goal pictures 51-57, sorry in advance that the slides favor EFC but I thought the Free kick series might be worth it. Hats off to both teams in their third game of the day and no gas left in the tank.Starfire GU14...no article, but a nice picture :mrgreen: 
...The Crossfire A-team gals! Champions!GIRLS U15B 
...The Federal Way Reign 93 White soccer team took first place in their U15 B bracket at this past weekend's Starfire Spring Classic. Reign allowed only one goal all tournament. Its not the first time this premier team has stood up to the competition. The girls also played through to the semi-final round of the 2008 Washington State Challenge Cup this past January. The team is coached by Aaron Howe. It was a long, but fantastic weekend.SKAGIT VALLEY TOURNAMENT
...The CB United gals! Champions! Who had key wins over Crossfire Black and ECFC White in the finals!Thank you to all of you that sent in pictures and articles...it is you that makes this place the Pulse of Washington soccer :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
HEADLINES!And the Winners Are??WYS had it's soccer fair/soccer palooza this past weekend, and as always, a ton of great people were crowned champions...here are the winners from the WYS site!
(this is posted on their site, but as always stuff looks prettier here on WPS)
The 2008 Washington Youth Soccer Award Categories and Winners:Administrator of the Year Gary Martschiniske
Fred Meyer TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year Amber Kay Sikora
Volunteer of the Year Neil Callahan (posthumously)
Goal of the Year Alemi Basurto (Crossfire Select Coker '91)
Dairy Farmers of Washington Paul Raymore Young Referees of the Year Victoria White & Zachary Pendt
Competitive Coach of the Year (Boys) Emerson “Skip” Robbins
Competitive Coach of the Year (Girls) Jeff Orwick
Recreational Coach of the Year (Boys) Dan Drennon &Ryan Cardiff
Recreational Coach of the Year (Girls) Kurt Grevstad
President’s Award Adrian Hanauer & Exequiel Soltero
Life Member (Inducted) Marty Torres & David Marincovich
Hall of Fame (Inducted) Dave Painton & James “Jimmy” McAlisterTo read more about these awards and the individuals who won them, please visit Washington Youth Soccer’s web site at
www.wsysa.comTALES IN BLACK & YELLOW PART 11!!!The Road to Hawaii/Arkansas #11
Calls & Non-Calls/Angles/ Advantage Before I get started on this week’s topics I want to take the time to make a public apology to one of the coaches for the Colibri team that played in the Starfire tournament over the weekend. I have one pet peeve in soccer; it deals with when to argue and when not to argue a call made or not made by the referee. In the middle third of the field I have no tolerance for those arguing a call. The only exception is when the teams are of age when a properly placed pass could lead to a goal scoring opportunity. It doesn’t bother me at all when one argues a call in the third’s of the field that are closest to each goal. The reason is that the chances of scoring from a free kick are present. It bothers me when there everyone erupts when an obvious foul has occurred. If it is that obvious to you, it might be to me as the referee as well. Let us not forget when it is obvious that a “yellow card” or even a “red card” event has occurred. All I hear is; “Yellow Card Ref” or something along those lines. My thoughts are, “No Duh!”
On Sunday on the first foul of the game (the ultimate pet peeve) the coach expressed himself at #10 on the volume meter. I reacted at the same volume level as I walked towards him. I have never shied away from having a running conversation with the crowd; in fact I enjoy them. Sometimes the conversations are fun and sometimes not. The vast majority of the exchanges are left on the pitch and no hard feelings are taken away from the game. This time my reaction bothered me and I could not get the experience out of my mind. We all shook hands following the game. Nothing was mentioned about the exchange of words that occurred during the contest. I was lucky enough the see this coach later in the day; when I took the time to apologize for my actions during the game. I did not apology for responding to his comments towards me. I apologized for the aggressive manner in which I responded to the coach. I was wrong and he had to hear it from me. Thankfully he accepted my apology. While he and I are over this; I felt it necessary to share this with you.
I would like to once again to apologize to the Colibri Assistant Coach for my aggressive actions during your game on Sunday. My behavior was unacceptable, thus I’m giving myself a yellow card for “Unsporting Behavior”.
Some other interesting things happened on Sunday that lead to this week’s topic or topics. Calls and Non-Calls, Angles and Advantage are the areas I want to focus on. I’ve mentioned in the past that a lot of thoughts can go through a referees mind when the decision is made the blow the whistle. Hopefully one’s knowledge of The Laws of the Game, one’s fitness and one’s position on the field will allow the referee to make the proper choice when the decision is made to blow their whistle. After a brief two minute brainstorming secession with myself I came up with at least 20 thoughts that go through my mind prior to make the final decision to blow the whistle on anything other than the ball crossing either the goal line or touch line. As we move up in grade hopefully we become much quicker in deciphering the thoughts that run through our head. I would hope as in regular life we all become better decision makers as we gain experience in anything that we are involved in.
Calls and Non-Calls While I feel I know The Laws of the Game as well as anyone connected with the game; I will never quote passages from any of the piece of literature used to continue to educate me and my fellow referees. For that I’ll rely on our site mate, Refdad. I’m jealous of his mastery of the laws and other referee educational documents. I will only say this; some where it says that we’re to avoid stopping the match for trivial infractions of the law that may occur in a match. Depending on the age and level of play referees are to look past fouls if the players show the willingness to play through the contact. Readers of The Pulse all have a connection to the game. Most have children or are players who either play or have children who are striving to play at the highest level at their age group. If that is the case those players get to play. My role is to limit the times that I stop play; trying not to influence the flow of the game by blowing the whistle every time I see someone breaking one of the laws of our game.
The new catch phrase that I recently learned with relationship to calling a foul is: “has the ability of the attacking team been compromised by an infringement of the law by their opponent”. If not trivial or something that can be played through by the players of that game, then play should be stopped for either an indirect or a direct free kick restart. If those criteria have been met, we should blow our whistle.
Angles Imagine the ball in the center circle of the field. Imagine that we have enough people to standing on the touch line from goal line to goal line a yard a part; 110 people are all looking at the ball in the center circle. That means all 110 people have a different angle of the ball. Now imagine that the referee is standing right next to the ball; his view is different that the 110 people looking from the touch line. Who has the better view? Now imagine people further from the field either watching from the sidelines or in the stands all looking at the same play; with the referee right on top of the ball. Who has the better view? With this in mind, say the direction of play is away from spectator’s view, in such a way that you cannot see everything that is happening between the two players battling for the ball; with the referee on top of the play. Who has the better view?
This game is all about angles; thus it is important for a referee to be in the right position when it’s decided that a whistle needs to be blown or not. A referee’s fitness can go a long way to help with proper positioning. Experience with how to read the game helps as well. Being out of position sometimes is out of our control: a quick counter attack, a long ball passing team or a change in direction will affect a referee’s view of a particular play. Those things should be considered when reacting to what is going on in a game. As long as your refereeing crew is hustling during the game, they should be given the benefit of the doubt. If you have a lazy crew, I can understand the reaction that may come their way. If a referee is on top of the play (within 10-20 yards to the left of the ball with the AR in the line of site) he/she should have a good view of what’s happening. By keeping the ball between him/herself and the AR, there are four eyes on the play from each side of the ball. When a 4th official is working a game; you have six eyes looking a play from three directions. The odds are they are going to get the call right with that much concentration on the ball.
Advantage The first thing to know with respect to advantage is that it viewed from a team’s perspective not a player’s perspective. Applying advantage is done by seeing a foul, announcing advantage for all to hear (along with both arms raised in the direction that the play is going) so everyone knows that the foul was seen by the referee. If the advantage goes away within 2-3 seconds of the foul, we can always go back to the spot of the foul for a free kick. The most gratifying feeling in the world as a referee is to apply advantage with a goal as the end result.
While a player may be in possession of the ball, his/her team actually has possession of the ball. Advantage has a different definition as with all other aspects of the game depending on the age and level of the game. Contact at the halfway line for a U18 girl P1 player is looked upon differently than contact for a U11 boy recreation player. We can all agree that the U18 player has more ability than the U11 player. Thus a referee would likely call a foul for the U11 player’s team and apply advantage for the U18 player’s team for similar fouls that occur in the same spot on the field.
The location of play has a factor in the decision as well. More fouls are called in the middle third of the field, because of the distance from the attacking goal. In the attacking thirds of the field, prior to blowing the whistle, a referee is more likely to look for advantage because goals are at a premium. If a player can withstand the contact and still lead the attacking play for their team I will try to let them do so. While some want advantage in some cases, it will not be given if it is determined that the team will not benefit from such a decision. The attacking player may be moving away from the attacking goal. The number of defenders just beyond the foul may prevent a “true” advantage for the team in possession of the ball. The ability of the player with the ball plays a role as well. My knowledge of players either from previous games or a display of skill early in the contest can effect a decision on whether to apply advantage or not.
Again I (we) don’t mind when players, fans and or coaches express themselves during the game. I (we) just hope you do so with a little thought in mind. Ask yourself: Is your referee working hard during the game? Is your referee in good position? Has your referee been consistent during the contest? Does your referee have an angle of the play that will allow him/her to see a play from a different perspective from where you are sitting? If all of these questions are in order, you might want to give them a chance to do their job. Those with the eagle eyes from 50, 100 or 150 yards away from the play; please sign up for the next referee clinic in your area? We need more people to come and help us in this labor of love.
Ray Moffatte, Jr.
Grade 6 Referee
WPS FAMILY CIRCLE FOUNDATION!!!
Here is a story that touched The Pulse's Heart this week:Dear WPS-FCF,
Big Red is participating in the Relay for Life on May 17th and 18th to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society. One of Shelby 's (#22) good friends was diagnosed with cancer about 4 months ago. Her name is Valerie Dalmau and is the same age as the girls on our team. The doctors thought it was pancreatic or colon cancer, but cannot find it's origin. It is a very aggressive form of cancer, especially for a child. As a friend, Shelby felt she needed to do something for Valerie. When she found out about the relay, she enlisted the help of her teammates. They will be camping out at the relay site, and at least one person from their team will always be walking for 24 hours.
WPS can help by donating to our team's efforts. All donations go directly to the American Cancer society. Our team page is
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeGreatWestDivision?team_id=291675&pg=team&fr_id=6445. From there, you can donate online. You can also click on Shelby's page to see a picture of Valerie, she is a true inspiration.
With your donation, you can honor anyone you wish that has cancer or has been lost to cancer. A luminaria will be lit in their honor.
Thank you
NO, Thank you!!!! :mrgreen:
Remember, each week we would like to help anyone in need, please send info to the Pulse for the WPSFCP! :mrgreen: WYS' - Soccer Palooza!!!Since the State (WYS) will post and send out a newspaper about this years Soccer Palooza, I thought I would do something different. Instead of a write up on what I saw, did, thought about the event...lets hear your responses or critiques on the whole affair....
Did you have fun?
What would you change?
What would you do the same?
What did you like?
What did you think stunk?
Post your answers right here on the Pulse thread! Doug will be reading and taking notes I am sure :mrgreen:
I JUST WANT TO VENT!!!What’s the deal with all you Crazy Parents, Fans, and Coaches that love to write up novelesque game reports when your team wins but you fall off the face of the earth when your team loses or performs poorly in a tournament? Sure, when your team wins you think the world of your competition giving those teams tons of credit for a hard fought game and build them up to make your own team look even better; but when you lose there are no posts about your game or how well the other team played. How truly pathetic; I say either consistently post your review win lose or draw or spare us your dribble. As always...send the Pulse your "Vents" and we will post them :twisted:
BRAT JR'S "YOU TUBE FUN"!!! Here are a few for GU11...GRFC VS WESTSOUND:http://youtube.com/watch?v=CgOUKpZhhBU http://youtube.com/watch?v=_8-EbC_W62w RECAP CRAZY!!!PASTSTARFIRE SPRING CLASSIC
http://www.starfiresports.com/ SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP TOURNAMENT
http://www.skagitselectsoccer.org/ FUTURE SNOHOMISH UNITED INVITATIONAL MAY 2-4
http://www.snohomishyouthsoccer.org/OH, and btw, the TBA team (if you don't know already) for the U14 bracket is none other then the State Champions!
ECFC GREEN 95'S!! :mrgreen: See ya there!
For now, Here is the link to this past weekends action that had over 9,000 views!
http://washingtonpremiersoccer.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8541never forget; if there is not enough blah blah blah on the games, you only have "you know who" to blame
CRAZY PARENT WATCH:"Shout out to da newbies"Dragon see's a few brand new posters since the last Pulse...lets give out a Shout and as always, lets All give a warm welcome to all new posters!
This week Dragon would like to applaude:
Michele
soccer04
luv2watchuplay
iamwithstupid
soccermom6
saltman2
astroboy
soccer1
whoarethosegirls?
Varuka
Welcome aboard! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
"A view from the Mini-Van"
Sideline recaps
Watching many games this weekend there was a consistent theme I noticed with parents.. there is one or two on every team..
Game is over..parent stands on the field or sideline with their DK going over every play and what they SHOULD have done, or COULD have done... I even witnessed the other parent getting so frustrated and walking away..
Let's institute the same 24 hour rule that you do with coaches.. DON'T SAY ANYTHING other than great job, or nice game or some other neutral comment... Let them bring it up with you... The coach is there to guide them on the field.. you are there to support them.. Let them ENJOY the GAME!!!
"WPS Paparazzi"If you are "jonesin' for some boys HS soccer"
Here is a game that took place on the 25th...Franklin Pierce vs Auburn Riverside, AR wins 2-0. Click the link to see some great photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bratillajr/For more great pix's from our Asst Editor/papparazzi....look no further then this weeks "Picture Special" :mrgreen:
"...Out on the Pitch"
PPFC at a Jamboree 
PPFC vs Reign in the SF Classic
PPFC vs Westsound
Showing off their "PP" spirit! 
PPFC vs WS
OUCH!!!! When you kick the goalie in the head that is no fun!**Please continue to send pix's to the Pulse newsroom! Anything soccer related is welcome!** :mrgreen: "Help! Is there a Doctor in the house?"
Please send this to the pulse doctor,
Why are there so many injuries in the first tournament of the year?Simple really. After season play, the inevitable long layoff with less intense training occurs. Fitness gains are lost in 10 days!! Most of this is aerobic conditioning.
Not so bad you say. I will just work harder and make it up. Well, sorry, the rate of functional recovery is twice as slow!! So it will take you 3 weeks to return to the same fitness you were at 4-5 weeks ago!! Your reaction time suffers, muscles are fatigued leading you to strains and pulls.
So you go on vacation and miss 10 days of training. You play around in the sun and the pool but do NO running or aerobic conditioning. And your tournament is in 2 weeks. Guess why there are more injuries. Its fitness baby, plain and simple.
So while less intense practice is bound to happen after season's end, it is still importnat to remain fit with at least 20-30 minutes of exercise daily to get the heart rate up consistently. Break a sweat doing something other than laying in the heat (not usually a problem here :lol: ). The dividends will usually be fewer noncontact injuries and hopeful avoidance of contact injury if your conditioning is good!*Send all medical questions for "the doctor" to the Pulse email address* GIRLS U13 NORTH-CALIFORNIA REPORTS!!!
No Report this week! Regional report coming soon!:mrgreen:
GIRLS U13 EASTCOAST/VIRGINIA REPORTS!!!http://www.vsaheat.net/Hello again from the Heat! The Heat had a busy Saturday starting with a spring league game against WWSC from Maryland. We won easily 5-0 but unfortunately one of our forwards, Katelyn H. (the fastest girl in all the states around this area) went to clear a ball and was knocked to the ground, breaking her wrist. An ambulance had to be called and while they thought she would need a plate put in, she was able to be sedated and had it set instead. She has a soft cast until this coming Friday when she will get her hard cast. We hope to have her back playing again soon! Later the same day the Heat played another state cup game against SOCA (Southern VA). Once again the Heat came
away with a win of 4-0 to advance to the state quarterfinals next week.
GIRLS U13 MOBILE SOCCER CLUB! LOWER LA (LOWER ALABAMA)!!!
Both teams are currently training for our upcoming club tournament. We received some news yesterday that my oldest DD’s coach has taken a job with Iowa State University as their keeper coach. We will truly miss him. This represents DD”s sixth coach in six years but we have enjoyed and learned from each of them.
I have attached some pictures from last weeks game for the U10’s
OTHER NEWS AND GOSSIP AND TIDBITS:"SIDELINE SNIPPETS"WTF does that B*&^^# think she is try to pull...?-Unknown CP
"COACHS CORNER!"This weeks topic for the coach is
1st Tourny Revalations?
Dear Pulse Coach,
What did the 1st weekend of tournys show us??
To be honest the first weekend of tourny's really didn't show us much of anything. People want to make big deals out of stuff like this but to be honest a lot of teams are just now starting to get back into the flow of things after tryouts, and are just looking for good competition. Remember in most cases teams will be using guest players all summer and rarely are completely healthy and using all their own players. Plus unless they are going to a showcase tournament or lpt's theres really no reason for a team to push themselves to play 100% during the summer. The best thing you can take from these early tournaments is how well the teams at u14 are doing and preparing for LPT's. I would say other than that age group don't read to much into the situations.
"VIEW FROM BEHIND THE WHISTLE"Myths of the Game and other Nonsense
In the opinion of the referee can be the most frustrating and difficult words to accept for coaches, players and fans alike. But it is also why many find being a soccer referee much more satisfying than officiating in other sports. The soccer referee's job isn't simply to enforce a set of rules, but to ensure the game is played safely and fairly.
The Laws make the referee's opinion of what they saw (or didn't see) "facts connected with play." The referee then makes judgments based on those facts, the Laws and the Spirit of the Game. Therefore, even if the referee sees it wrong, the referee's opinion of what occurred becomes fact for that match. .
This can only work when we accept two basic assumptions:
- The referee is impartial and has no interest in the outcome of the match
- The referee acts with integrity
If you do not or cannot accept these two points, then the competitive game is hopelessly lost. We can argue and debate mistakes made by the referee, but not his/her integrity. The referee may be blind, ignorant of the Laws, or otherwise incompetent; but if we question the referee's integrity – the Spirit of the Game is lost.
Let me repeat: The soccer referee's job is NOT to enforce rules, but rather to ensure the game's SAFETY and FAIRNESS (which can include rule enforcement).
So, with that foundation let me address "accidents" in the game.
What does "accidental" mean in soccer? You hear this as justification for why something should not be a foul, but you also hear that accidents are still fouls. What is an accident in soccer and who and how is an accident judged?
If your interpretation of an "accident" is lack of "intent" (he didn't mean to break his leg), then some accidents will be fouls, cautions or even send-offs.
The 1997 rewrite of the Laws did away with words like "intentional" and "unintentional" because it implied that the referee could read the minds of the players. The rewrite and guidance changed the focus for the referee from interpreting "intent" to making judgments on actions that can be observed and whether the players' actions are reasonable and fair (in the referee's opinion).
The wording of Law 12 – Fouls and Misconducts was changed to make clearer what should be judged a foul or misconduct:
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
So, it's possible for a player to be kicked, tripped, jumped, charged, struck, or pushed in a manner that is NOT considered careless, reckless or with excessive force. I will use this absence of careless, reckless or excessive force as my definition of "incidental" contact or "accidental" contact.
A referee will (or should) judge an event as incidental or accidental if the participants acted fairly, safely and within the spirit of the game. A classic example is a collision where two players each challenge fairly for a header and make contact with the opponent's head. Neither player acted carelessly or unfairly, but one or both are hurt. This could be an accident with no foul.
Some further illustrations:
- Accident: A defender in his own Penalty Area, looking at the ball, goes to challenge for the ball by taking a step to the left into the path of an attacker who is also running to challenge for the ball. The attacker trips over the defender's foot. If the referee judges that the defender didn't act unfairly or carelessly, there is no foul – this is simply an accident (wasn't it reasonable and fair for the defender to challenge for the ball in that direction?).
- Foul: A defender in his own Penalty Area prepares to challenge for the ball, but first takes a step to the left into the path of an attacker also running to challenge for the ball. The attacker trips over the defender's foot. Referee judges that the defender acted unfairly by carelessly stepping into the path of the opponent.
- Accident: An attacker in possession of the ball takes a big swing to kick as a defender approaches from a blind angle and manages to stick his foot between the ball and the attacker's kick. The defender was kicked but the referee judges nothing unfair has occurred.
- Foul: An attacker in possession of the ball takes a big swing to kick as a defender approaches and beats the attacker to the ball. The referee judges the attacker has carelessly kicked the defender.
You see how critical the referee's opinion can be and how it is likely to vary with positioning, knowledge and experience?
Soccer is a contact sport and these "accidents" are just some of the contacts that may not be whistled as fouls. There may also be fouls judged to be trivial or doubtful:
Law 5, International Board Decision 8
The Laws of the Game are intended to provide that games should be played with as little interference as possible, and in this view it is the duty of Referees to penalize only deliberate breaches of the Law. Constant whistling for trifling and doubtful breaches produces bad feelings and loss of temper on the part of players and spoils the pleasure of the spectators.
Then again, occasionally the ref really is sight impaired. :x But yelling still won't help, because inevitably we're also hearing impaired. :twisted: :oops: :lol: :lol:
Great info Ref! :mrgreen:
"Dear Eggy"Dear Eggy,
My team didn't do so well at it's first tournament...is this important or not? I am depressed about our poor showing.
Thanks, Dear Worried,
Usually coaches use first tournaments to move players around and see how different players can be used in different positions. I wouldn't be too concerned over poor results in the first tournament or two.
I would rather play for a coach that was working to improve the team in the first couple of tournaments than one that needed to "win at all costs" at all times. Development of players is more important than a medal to hang on the wall.
Hopefully players will develop on your team and you will soon be champions.
Eggy
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMMMMMMMMMMMM?"My 2 cents worth...The Posters Voice!" Source: http://supery.uslsoccer.com/home/244692.html
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3 Northwest Additions Open SYL Season
First year clubs begin march towards the North American Finals
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Monday, April 28
SURREY, BC – The Vancouver Whitecaps newest affiliate, Surrey WFC, will be the first Northwest Division club to compete in United Soccer Leagues Super Y-League season when they travel to Spokane, Washington this weekend to face fellow first year club, the Spokane Spiders in an four-game set. The two clubs will meet in U13 and U14 competition in both the girls and boys divisions.
Spokane will also face Evergreen Soccer Club, a third new Super Y-League club in the division for the 2008 season. Those clubs will meet in the U13 and U14 age divisions with games between both the boys and girls.
Getting a jump on their longest road trip of the season, Surrey will transverse the 392 miles across Washington state and face the Spiders looking to achieve the same level of success that other WFC affiliates – Mountain WFC and Coastal WFC obtained by qualifying teams for the SYL North American Finals in their first season, last year.
Surrey’s U13 boys and U14 girls are scheduled to kickoff from Plantes Ferry Complex in Spokane at noon on Saturday, May 3. The club’s U13 girls and U14 boys will follow with matches at 2 PM PST.
Also traveling the length of the state, Evergreen Soccer Club will take on the Spiders the following day. The club’s U13 boys and U14 girls will get underway at 1 PM PST. The U14 boys and U13 girls will begin at 3 PM PST.
About the Super Y-League Northwest Division
The most prevalent club from the Northwest Division at the North American Finals in 2007 was Mountain WFC. They qualified four teams, who played in the: U14 boys, U15 girls, U16 girls and U16 boys division.
The clubs U16 boys had the best success during the five-day postseason tournament, a 3-0-0 record in group play in which they allowed only one goal and gained a semifinal appearance. Despite dropping a 2-1 decision to the Northern Virginia Royals in the semifinals, the team had reason to hold their head’s high after finishing the season with a record of 10-1-3.
"Dragon Coachs Interviews!"If you are a coach, DOC, trainer, or have anything to do with soccer, contact the editor for your chance to do an interview ....and once again the end of another great effort by all on the Pulse staff! Thank you for all your help in getting the Pulse out! :mrgreen:
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